THE Wairarapa Age MORNING DAILY. WEDNESDAY, MAY 1, 1912. THE TURCO-ITALIAN WAR.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10624, 1 May 1912, Page 4

THE Wairarapa Age MORNING DAILY. WEDNESDAY, MAY 1, 19 12. THE TURCO-ITALIAN WAR.

TJi Italian Government lias submitted to "the Great Powers a Note containing curiam conditions the fulfilment of which would 'indviee Italy to concent to the cessation of hostilities. It proclaims the perfect willingness of the Italian Government to discuss .. the conditions which may lead 'to peace, .but insists on tlie recognition by Turkey of the 'fall and complete sovereignty cf Italy in Tripoli and Cyronaicn. It demands the withdraw-.I of all Turkish troops and officials from Tripoii, at tlie same time guaranteeing the abolition 011 the part of Italy of the increased Customs duties. Seven points are then defined ai necessary, a'nd reciprocal conecss-ot-f ! ou the part of both Italy and Turkey. 1. Recognition on tihe part of Italy of the religious and (.spiritual author'l3 of thte Khalif in Tripolitania and Oyi- | enaica, witih this (proviso, however, that such authority <]oc-s -not. nn any •w<av, control or infhtoneo the admin' - itrative Aid political systems in those countries. 2 Re«vpeet, -oil' the part of tho Italian Government, of tho religious liberty, uses, and customs of the Moslem- population. •'!. Italy's assurance of tUie complete inun-unity 1 1* that part of the population which miight have taken up arm ft against 'her. 'I. A guarantee to the credi f o;s of the Ottoman Public Debt of a BU-jn of money corresponding to that'

produced by the Customs of Tripoli and Qyrenaica. o. Full ■purchase of the property of the Ottoman Gov. rnmen.t in .those two ex-vilayets. 6 liecstaWislimrnf by Turkey of the status quo before tho war, in all that concerns postal arrangements, Customs dues, and Italiiwi schools, and at -ii'i'O same time ft promise on tho pint of the Italian Gove>rnmen.t to abolish Italian, post offict-s m the Turkish I.mpire when other Powers possessing similar offices in- Turkey shall have suppressed thi ire. Tho Italian Government also proposes to substitute for her present priviwe agreements with 'l\u - key a regime of International Law, so soon as the other Great Powers adopt -the. same conditionr. Italy also demands that- Turkey should settk> claims of Pta-naia citizens in the Empire which wore existing war wa.s declared. She would consent that suoh claims should be • ib mittod either to The -Hague TrLbu:t..l or to a mixed Court. 7. Italy xvou'd not be averse to taking such measures ns would lead to an agreement of t'Le Great Powers to ar&ure efficaciously the integrity of the Turkish Einpi-e. T'he article concludes with a dcdaiation of, the 'irrevocable determination of Italy to preserve, as the basis of «H conditions of peace, 'lier invfoli ■ rig/lit Ho the -sovereignty of Tripoli and Oyreniui-ca.